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| − | '''Uttoxeter''' is a town in [[East Staffordshire]], noted for its racecourse. | + | [[File:Market Place.jpg|Uttoxeter Market Place]]'''Uttoxeter''' is a town in [[East Staffordshire]], noted for its racecourse. |
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
| − | [[Quentin Crisp]] attended Denstone College, a local public school, in the 1920s. | + | [[Quentin Crisp]] attended Denstone College, a local [[public school]], in the 1920s. |
In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.<ref>http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Shop-fitter-is-jailed-for-spitting-at-a-gay-couple.htm ''Uttoxeter News'' 19 January 2011</ref> | In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.<ref>http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Shop-fitter-is-jailed-for-spitting-at-a-gay-couple.htm ''Uttoxeter News'' 19 January 2011</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 6 February 2014
Uttoxeter is a town in East Staffordshire, noted for its racecourse.
LGBT history
Quentin Crisp attended Denstone College, a local public school, in the 1920s.
In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.[1]
The lesbian music festival, L Fest was held at the racecourse in 2013.
References
- ↑ http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Shop-fitter-is-jailed-for-spitting-at-a-gay-couple.htm Uttoxeter News 19 January 2011
